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Chilli Fried Playlist 6

1.   Konowale – Rail Band (Sterns)
Rolling classic from West Africa’s finest. Pure bliss from Sterns recently released compilation of vintage RB recordings.

2.   The Tongue – Max Pashm (Lick a Little)
Klezmer dancefloor madness, complete with Groucho Marx and Joyce Grenfell samples!

3.   Bang Bang – Gara Gara (White Label)
Nancy Sinatra meets 80s UK reggaeheads The Capital Letters. My current mash-up of choice.

4.   More Afro – Malena (Freestyle)
Flute fuelled funkiness with a Brazil goes jazz kick. 

5.   Oy Veys Mer – Paul Shapiro featuring the Ribs & Brisket Review (Tzadik)
Finger snappin’ kosher jazz from New York clarinettist and his culturally mixed hipster collective. 

6.   Tama Ngnogon – Victor Deme (Chapa Blues)
Burkina Faso veteran with some hot new roots sounds.

7.   Que Sera – Sidestepper (Quango Palm)
The return of the Colombian UK raga-cumbia masters.

8.   Chouia L’Mon Coeur – Akim El Sikameya (Riverboat)
Slinky Arab – Andolous sounds from Paris based Algerian vocalist.

9.   Shargo Tshizjma – Mec Yek (Choux de Bruxelles)
Belgium rabble-rousers Jaune Toujours hook up with Slovakian singing sisters for an infectious slice of ‘Balkan Hip’.
10.    Ma Rue n’est pas Longue – Moussu T lei Jovents (Le Chant De Monde)
  Hard nosed blues in a Marseilles style


Chilli Fried Playlist 5

1.      Ami Kita Bay - Orchestra Baobab
A delicious Afro-Cuban swinger from the peerless Senegalese legends.

2.      So Hot (Flying Coyote Remix) - Dreamcatcher
Ska stomper gets the remix treatment from Alex Flying Carpet and Pete of Saltepter

3.      Romano Khoro - Esme Redzepova
the Queen of Balkan Gypsy singers with a slinky, joyous invitation to dance.

4.      Ya Ta Kaaya - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
West Africa gets the Bo Diddley beat.

5.      Dea -Mau Mau
Italian ethno-agitators go to Brazil

6.      While I got the Microphone - Kokolo
Funky sounds from the US Afrobeat orchestra

7.      Klezmernaki - Max Pashm
Klezmer meets the Med, complete with a Robert De Niro Sample groovy!

8.      Daan Doole (DJ Ivor House of Pain Remix) - G-Kalama
West Africa gets the Jump Around beat

9.      Roll It Girl - Alison Hinds
Empowering summer soca soundtrack

10.   Walk Like An Egyptian - Wilman De Jesus (Oriental Garden)
Yes, it's the old Bangles hit, redone in a Latino Arabia style. It really shouldn't work but it really does.


Chilli Fried Playlist 4

1. Bole 2 Harlem - Bole 2 Harlem (Sounds of the Mushroom)
Ethiopia meets New York in this funky new project.
2. Bobine ((Da Lata Remix) - Ska Cubano (Casino Sounds)
A meeting of 2 of the UK's finest. Ska Cubano know how to hit a groove, Da Lata know how to build a remix.
3. Africa Mokili Mobinbo - Bana Congo Presents Papa Noel (Tumi)
Enchanting African Rumba from the Congolese Father Christmas
4. Kifach (Djeepy King Remix) - Djamel Larousi(Dadoua)
More Kabyle sounds. A compulsive North African floor filler.
5. Tallyatidagh - Toumast (Kraked / Village Verte)
Desert blues with added sax from a Paris based Tinariwen spinoff
6. Wake Me Up - Oojami (White Label)
The strongest yet from the Sound of Green Lanes
7. Amanyala - Phila (Vibrations)
I didn't think they made thumping, mid-paced, accordion driven tunes like this in South Africa any more.
8. Vino Vino (Bassface Sascha & Franksen Remix) - Eastenders (Poets Club)
Great new mix of a Balkanised tune from one of the finest Club Globalists
9. So Ruff - Necessary Noize (Out Here)
Kenyan raggamuffins playing it raw and energised
10. Gonul - Denya (Denya Music)
Hip shakin' delight from an exiting young Turkish singer!


Chilli Fried Playlist 3

1. Salam - Akli D (Because)
Major new Berber talent from Algeria, produced by Manu Chao
2. Ay Que Rico Ii (Ozomatli remix) - Eddie Palmieri (Most)
Flute-filled floor-filling Latin funk
3. Mimba - Les Mangalepa (RetroAfric)
Recently unearthed 1970s East African gem. Sounds as fresh today ...
4. BabaAuRum (White Label)
Direct from Athens, a vintage Greek tune meets Jay-Z! `
5. Mr President - African China feat. Efe (Out There)
Socially conscious Nigerian dancehall from the Lagos Stori Plenti compilation
6. Zine (Remix) - DJ U-Cef (White Label)
Khaled gets the West London hip-hop Morockney treatment.
7. Give Her the No. 1 - Eric Hayden (Honest Jons)
Cheeky, swinging calypso from London is the Place for Me 4 compilation.
8. Jamas Imagine - Akwid (Univision)
Mexican hip-hop (with thanks to Leon Parker & Garth Cartwright)
9. Salam - Gigi (Palm)
Sinewy East Afro-funk from the Ethiopian soul queen
(nothing to do with the Akli D tune b.t.w.).
10. Big Belly Beat - Forty Thieves Orkestar (Crafty Music)
Aidan Love's Arabic / Balkan crew send raqs sharki in a dubwise direction


Chilli Fried Playlist 2

1. Zadagora Hot Dub - Amsterdam Klezmer Band (Essay)
2. Bayajaboula Bonke - Abafana Baseqhudeni (Gallo)
3. Tirar Onda - Think of One (Crammed Discs)
4. Agne Yamo - Trilok Gurtu & the Frikyiwa Family (Frikyiwa)
5. Dvojka - Kal (Indigo)
6. Kwa Nini - Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga (Virunga)
7. Cinematic Sound - (Dubtronica) Glideascope (Akara Music)
8. Get Through to You - Grupo X (Loft Recordings)
9. Bathaddak - Natacha Atlas (Mantra)
10. Behamut - Hazmat Modine (Gegrophonic)


Chilli Fried Playlist 1

  1. Bailaores - Ojos de Brujo (Diquela)
  2. Munt Omnyama - Mufikazolo (Milan)
  3. Salsa - Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra (World Circuit)
  4. You Know What I Mean - Amparanoia (Wrasse)
  5. African - H20 ft. Zubz (Out Here)
  6. Sprinting Gazelle - Reem Kelani (Fuse)
  7. Nukunu - Ami Coco (White Label)
  8. Bye Bye Bombe - Kosovni Odpadki (Alfa Music)
  9. Ominira - Ambrose Adekoya Campbell's West African Rhythm Brothers (Honest Jons)
  10. Monotony - Madita (Couch Records)

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